Barry Sanders had 280 carries for 1,470 yards and scored 14 touchdowns in 15 games in his rookie season in 1989. He was selected to play in his first Pro Bowl, and won the Offensive Rookie of the Year award.
| NAME | SEASON | TM | GP | RUSH YDS | ATT | YPC | RUSH YDS/G | RUSH TD | REC YDS | REC | TRG | AVG | REC YDS/G | REC TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | B. Sanders | 1989 |  DET | 15 | 1,470 | 280 | 5.3 | 98.0 | 14 | 282 | 24 | 11.8 | 18.8 | 0 |
Games
| NAME | DATE | SEASON | TM | OPP | RUSH YDS | ATT | YPC | RUSH TD | REC YDS | REC | TRG | AVG | REC TD | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | B. Sanders | 12/24/1989 | 1989 | DET | @ |  ATL | 158 | 20 | 7.9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| 2 | | B. Sanders | 12/17/1989 | 1989 | DET | vs |  TB | 104 | 21 | 5.0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 8.0 | 0 | |
| 3 | | B. Sanders | 12/10/1989 | 1989 | DET | @ |  CHI | 120 | 26 | 4.6 | 2 | 39 | 3 | 13.0 | 0 | |
| 4 | | B. Sanders | 12/3/1989 | 1989 | DET | vs |  NO | 72 | 20 | 3.6 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 4.5 | 0 | |
| 5 | | B. Sanders | 11/23/1989 | 1989 | DET | vs |  CLE | 145 | 28 | 5.2 | 0 | 44 | 2 | 22.0 | 0 | |
| 6 | | B. Sanders | 11/19/1989 | 1989 | DET | @ |  CIN | 114 | 18 | 6.3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6.0 | 0 | |
| 7 | | B. Sanders | 11/12/1989 | 1989 | DET | vs |  GB | 69 | 16 | 4.3 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 20.0 | 0 | |
| 8 | | B. Sanders | 11/5/1989 | 1989 | DET | @ |  HOU | 91 | 19 | 4.8 | 2 | -3 | 1 | -3.0 | 0 | |
| 9 | | B. Sanders | 10/29/1989 | 1989 | DET | @ | GB | 184 | 30 | 6.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 10 | | B. Sanders | 10/22/1989 | 1989 | DET | vs |  MIN | 59 | 15 | 3.9 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 9.0 | 0 | |
| 11 | | B. Sanders | 10/8/1989 | 1989 | DET | @ | MIN | 99 | 23 | 4.3 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 15.0 | 0 | |
| 12 | | B. Sanders | 10/1/1989 | 1989 | DET | vs |  PIT | 1 | 5 | 0.2 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 5.5 | 0 | |
| 13 | | B. Sanders | 9/24/1989 | 1989 | DET | vs | CHI | 126 | 18 | 7.0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 10.0 | 0 | |
| 14 | | B. Sanders | 9/17/1989 | 1989 | DET | @ |  NYG | 57 | 12 | 4.8 | 1 | 96 | 6 | 16.0 | 0 | |
| 15 | | B. Sanders | 9/10/1989 | 1989 | DET | vs |  PHX | 71 | 9 | 7.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Average | 98.0 | 18.7 | 5.3 | 0.9 | 18.8 | 1.6 | 11.8 | 0.0 | ||||||||
| Total | 1,470 | 280 | 5.3 | 14 | 282 | 24 | 11.8 | 0 |
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